Friday, March 30, 2012

Sopapilla Cheesecake

The end all be all of desserts! I have made this for friends and co-workers and every time I make it I get soooooo many compliments! And once again it's easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy! 

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 3 Hours
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese,
softened
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla extract
2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
(if you can find the sheets that works the best!)
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
honey
Directions:
1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Beat the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
3. Unroll the cans of crescent roll dough, and use a rolling pin to shape each piece into 9x13 inch rectangles. Press one piece into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish, then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough. Stir together 3/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Dot the mixture over the top of the cheesecake.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle with honey. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 squares (can place in refrigerator to speed up the process).